Welcome, Dear Human
The dating simulator is alive and wants you...
...to date your sleep paralysis demon!
Learn to communicate with the monster and build a relationship built on trust.
Or don’t? It’s your story after all.
➤ ~8k Words (1-2 hours of Gameplay for the 1st ending)
➤ 3 Endings
➤ Fully animated Character art
➤ Original Soundtrack
➤ Unlockable Music & Art Gallery
➤ Hand Drawn Artwork
➤ Partial Voice Acting
➤ Choose Room Designs for your Apartment
➤ Available languages: English, German, Russian, Chinese & Turkish
➤ Minigames, Secrets to find, move around your Apartment
➤ And it's free to play!
Wishlist on Steam (in the full game you will be able to date ~10 different monsters!)
Machine was developed by:
Art, Animation, Writing & Music: KikiCan
Youtube: @KikiCan
Programming & Production: Ronkad
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➤ Trailer
➤ Soundtrack
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FAQ:
Yes, we are also working on an android version right now!
Translations currently in the works: Spanish, French, Portugese, Italian
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I played this with a friend and we absolutely loved it :D
To say we were squealing with delight would be an understatement – this monster is absolutely adorable. We can’t wait for the full version of the game to come out!! You can’t imagine how happy I was when I found out the game had been translated into Russian; I love games with strange creatures – it looks like a cat, haha
Wow this was an awesome experience!!!
love this game it is very skrunkly
Hey, just you know there’s a couple bugs in this game that I think. Other people are having problems with, but I’m having trouble even starting the game to be begin with because every time I try to go in the study room or the bedroom. It completely resets the game to the menu.
Hi! I've just started this game and I'm loving it so far, but I'm on Day 7 and I'm completely stuck in bed, I click my entire screen, the bed, I blink and nothing happens. I've refreshed this page and my laptop many times but still nothing ;( I was just wondering if this was maybe a bug? but either way, this game seems amazing! thank youuu
I had some fun in griffins destiny hehe, ill be afking as this for the whole night too!! absolutely love this game so far... but i can only play on the website since virustotal and the built in malicious file detectors are sending a swat team of false positives to hold me back from having the actual application, sobsob
why is he socute stop i wanna cry
oh my god thats so cool i should 100% do that too when the full game comes out!!!!!!!
theres a bug when i start counting sheep the game remains in a black void with a 1 in the middle of the screen :( i cant progress
absolutely loved the demo and now i plan to support it till full release. but my god, how godawful the russian translation is... I literally had to power through it. It gives not even ai "ai" translation, but straight up google translate with all the "этот", "этим" and generally flat language unsuitable for narrator voice and tone set in the beginning. I'm not sure if you had a translator who knows what they are doing, but if you need one or general advice - id love to help just for the love of good story.
good luck with development!
Thank you! You're right. The russian translation is scuffed, but we got an updated one ready - game just needs to be updated
WOW. I LOVE this game. It's so wonderfully well done. The art, the soundtrack the voice acting, the story... it's all so so so good. It it simultaneously comforting but a little spooky too. Please keep up the amazing work - I can't wait to purchase the full game on steam!
And we can't wait to show you! Thank you for playing and the comment
Hi! I played this game with my friend and we've been having difficulties getting the last ending... T-T We've already gotten the "Who Are You?" and "New Friend" ending but aren't quite sure how to get the last one... do we just have to be mean to him? (i don't think i have the capabilities to do that... :()
Don't get the other ending. It will only hurt you
we ALL are waitin for big 2027 because of this, yes gng?? ꉂ(˵˃ ᗜ ˂˵)
This is our silksong
i am not simping over a sleep paralysis demon help me
no. keep simping
i IMMEDIATELY downloaded it when i saw turkish in the available languages section. To be honest its my first time seeing my native language in a visual novel and ladies and gentlemen i am in LLLLLOVEEEEE.
That makes me really happy to read. Some really awesome member of the community took on the challenge to make the game available in turkish. They are the best!
Thanks for playing!
Hi there, is there a way to make this game in window mode? I'm having trouble as it is always in full screen mode even if I enable window mode in the settings. I've tried everything such as "Alt+Enter" and I can't seem to fix it.
That's a bug currently. Window mode sets the size to 1920x1080, so if your screen is exactly that size it looks like you are still in fullscreen. Will hopefully get fixed soon. Thanks for the notice
Named him Lovely. Because i think i’m in love with him
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omggggg I loved this soooo much!!!! I got the 'who are you?'' ending. I loved the creature a lot to, very very cute, his name is robburt.
Oh you should try to get another ending. robburt would appreciate that
bet, I really loved this game. low-key have became a simp for him???(help this game is my new obsession)
made cute new friend, awesome
Awesome. Thanks for playing
I loved this demo, what happened after the ending took me by surprise and was delightful!! o(≧▽≦)o
ヾ(≧▽≦*)o
maybe i'm just weird, but this game was much more relaxing than i was expecting /pos. The music was very cozy and the art was pretty, the narrator's voice was very nice as well. I like the creature's design, and just the overall plot and smoothness of it all. I'm an autistic/adhd teen that struggles with insomnia and anxiety on a lot of nights and ive been pretty stressed recently and, as ironic as it sounds, this actually helped me sleep better last night. I got one of the good endings, so i'm planning on going back and getting the other ones, but i love this. also... I named my creature thingy Gray (it's so cute i love it)
Thank you for sharing that. I’m really glad the game felt cozy and helped you get a better night’s sleep
I love this demo. That’s possibly an understatement, but there’s just so much to base this opinion on! The way that the game is written in general, the soul put behind the art and just how adorable the sleep paralysis fella is. 10/10 experience, and looking forward to the full release <3
<3
Hi, I'm using a translator so it may be translated wrong. I have read that the full version will be purchasable, and I was wondering if the full version will be for Android how to pay and download or only for Windows and Linux how to purchase a file :D??
Hi! The full version will only be available on Steam.
prior to writing this comment, i hadn't made an account on itch.io as i never really felt the need to -- but when i tell you i was so blown away by this game i HAD to share my love for it...
the mixed vibes of cozy + unsettling in the apartment along with the rusty yet futuristic feel of the game's menu!!! it's an interesting combo but it was done beautifully by kikican ! the creature is creepy in the most adorable way, i literally love it so much <3<3
the voice acting, sound effects, music, and animations were all done and placed very well too ,, the list goes on!! im literally obsessed !! most of my praise in this is going to the art and animation solely because i'm an artist myself (ill definitely be making fanart soon!!) who doesnt know a lot about coding sadly xd.. but you obviously did an amazing job as well!!!
i cant wait for the full ver to be released on steam!! (speaking of which, i imagine you dont have any sort of specific date in mind, but do you have a rough idea of when that will happen? no pressure AT ALL -- high quality work takes lots of time! im just very eager hehe) ill defo be buying it and im looking forward to seeing more!! keep up the great work ronkad and kikican ^^
Thank you so much for all the praise! Comments like this are why we keep going <3
In the best case scenario we would have a full game released in Q1 or Q2 of 2027, but don't tell anyone.
of course! my lips are sealed!! :D
Jesus, when this buddy first laid it's head on the edge of the bed, I literally squealed. What a charming creature. Thanks for this game 💥
Will there be more content featuring this character in the future?
Glad you like it. The full game on steam will feature more content with this character- yes. There will also be 9 other additional monsters to date!
Quando disponível em Android?
em breve
Por favor, coloca uma legenda em português ou espanhol 🥹❤️
Está em desenvolvimento.
Muito obrigada, de verdade
its so cute i js wanna it in my pocket
:)
I really love the game!!! But i keep getting bugs and having to start over!!
Glad you like it! Can you tell me if you are playing in the browser and on what device (Windows/Linux/mac) and also where you have to start over? Thanks, that helps make the game better
Loved the game! is the full version free as well?
Glad you enjoyed it. The full version will not be free - BUT there will be another free demo on steam with more content!
у меня впервые за три года появилась мотивация жить благодаря этой игре. спасибо
Как же приятно это слышать! Надеюсь, вам понравится продолжение!
Спасибо за то, что играете в нашу игру!
I LOVED THE GAME!!! it's so interesting omg
Nice. Thanks for playing!
I ACCIDENTALLY PUT IT IN RUSSIAN HELP ME
AHHHH! There is a BLUE button in the main menu where you can switch the language.
this is really good so far, but I’m on the web version and am having a slight issue when it comes to counting sheep- I can’t find where to type in the numbers and am unable to progress :( is it user error or has anyone else had difficulty with this?
This is not a mobile game (yet). There are parts in the game that require a mouse & keyboard!
ah, whilst that’s unfortunate I’m totally looking forward to playing the mobile version, rest assured I shall return once it’s available!! Good luck on the game! :D
I am absolutely obsessed with horror and romance so this is my fav game at the moment tyyyy
Ty!! Enjoy!
I LOVE HIM SM!!! this game is a 10/10
Appreciate it!
I can't wait for this game to be in android! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I wonder why I cant play this game on joiplay.. =-=
No idea about joiplay, but thanks for being patient. Android is in the works but took a bit longer then expected. Soon soon
Omg I didn't think the one who made this game would reply! Joiplay is a windows emulator I use to play renpy made game here on itch.io, I couldn't run it for some reason because maybe it was made on unity? But I am so grateful for your attention and response, I am more than happy to support your work!:DD
Eyy. Thanks! The game is made in Godot, which is not typically a visual novel engine, more like Unity. But allows us to make more advanced gameplay mechanics and visual effects
OMD as a creepy monster loving person I HOPE this comes out soon and that I can get it cause UGH it's so CUTE. either way enough of that. I enjoyed your game and this is a absolutely great game, the graphics are wonderful, the character development is beautiful and over all i want to say thank you for even making such a wonderful game. you're my new fav developer, please don't go bald<3
Thank you! We are 2 people working on the game. For more of the awesome graphics, check out KikiCan on youtube. They worked wonders to make that happen
I absolutely love this demo soo excited for the game to come out!!!!!!
Just wondering, when will the game come out?
Thank you! The full game is pretty big (10 monsters!!!), so it's not gonna be this year. We don't want you to wait too long though!
alr ty
This game is wonderful!!! I just wanna kiss em omg. Ive always loved the trope of like monsters being so close to human and trying to replicate human actions and not getting it quite right (Like the monster stretching their face out when pleased and what not) Genuinely super excited for more content!!! Lemme hold them and call em beautiful !!!! <3
That is also one of my favorite parts of the game! Thank you for playing and look forward to what we have coming up!!